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AMD Athlon II X2 235e vs Intel Celeron G1610. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2009
AMD Athlon II X2 235e
AMD Athlon II X2 235e
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Q1/2013
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Intel Celeron G1610
Intel Celeron G1610

What's the best choice AMD Athlon II X2 235e or Intel Celeron G1610? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Athlon II X2 235e has a base frequency of 2.70 GHz. 2 / 2 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 45 W. Released in Q3/2009.

Intel Celeron G1610 has a base frequency of 2.60 GHz. 2 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 55 W. Released in Q1/2013.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 4% better clock speed

    2.70 GHz left arrow 2.60 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    45 W left arrow 55 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Athlon II X2 235e CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1114 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1187 place

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Celeron G1610 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    803 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    911 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    967 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1092 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1509 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    617 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    724 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    587 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    684 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    357 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    950 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Athlon II X2 235e AMD Athlon II X2 235e
Intel Celeron G1610 Intel Celeron G1610
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) left arrow Intel Celeron G1000
  • Family
    AMD Athlon II left arrow Intel Celeron
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 3
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    2.7 GHz left arrow 2.6 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • Core Configuration
    2x left arrow -
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 2
  • CPU Threads
    2 left arrow 2
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    - left arrow No turbo
  • Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
    - left arrow No turbo
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 11.0
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 6
  • Generation
    - left arrow 7
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 650 MHz
  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1)
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow 1050 MHz
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 3
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q4/2012
  • Shader
    - left arrow 48
  • Technology
    - left arrow 22 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Celeron G1610 and AMD Athlon II X2 235e. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    16 GB left arrow -
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR3-1333 left arrow DDR3-1333
  • PCIe
    2.0 left arrow -
  • PCIe lanes
    - left arrow 16
  • PCIe version
    - left arrow 2.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Athlon II X2 235e and Intel Celeron G1610 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    45 W left arrow 55 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Athlon II X2 235e and Intel Celeron G1610, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Propus left arrow Ivy Bridge S
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2
  • L2-Cache
    2 MB left arrow -
  • L3-Cache
    - left arrow 2 MB
  • Release date
    Q3/2009 left arrow Q1/2013
  • Socket
    AM3 left arrow LGA 1155
  • Technology
    45 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Athlon II X2 235e and Intel Celeron G1610.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

356.000000
AMD Athlon II X2 235e
492.000000
Intel Celeron G1610
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

689.000000
AMD Athlon II X2 235e
918.000000
Intel Celeron G1610

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